VOL. 19 ISSUE NO. 31 | JULY 31 – AUGUST 6, 2013

BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 31, 2013

CAVE CREEK – During the July 25 planning commission meeting, Ted Ferris, who said he was there on behalf of applicant Don Senneville, said Foothills Academy has outgrown the leased space for its elementary school at Tutor Time at the corner of Lone Mountain and Cave Creek roads.

BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 31, 2013

NEW YORK – Moody’s Investor Services announced last week that Rural/Metro Corporation, which provides emergency and non emergency medical transportation, fire protection, airport fire rescue and home health care services in 21 states and approximately 700 communities in the United States, “elected not to make an interest payment on its senior notes due 2019.”
While the company’s ratings were not immediately impacted, Moody’s said it could change the probability of default rating to “D” or “LD” for either default or limited default, based on what transpires during the 30-day grace period and the resolution of the missed $15.6 million interest payment, which was due on July 15.

BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 31, 2013

WASHINGTON – Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, introduced H.R. 140, titled the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013, to amend Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.

JULY 31, 2013

CAVE CREEK – The third Gun Down by Sundown will take place November 1-3 during Wild West Days, Arizona’s largest western event. Six Gun Entertainment, LLC will present the impressive gunfight competition which involves the participation of numerous groups from around Arizona and the nation including:

BY DEAN GARRISON | JULY 31, 2013

Tim Adams, former Hawaii Senior Elections Clerk, signed a sworn affidavit back in 2011 that no long-form Hawaii Birth Certificate exists for Barack Obama and no proof exists that he was born in a Hawaiian hospital. Adams was employed at the City and County of Honolulu Elections Division from May 2008 through September 2008.

JULY 31, 2013

FAIRFAX, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Nathan Mehrens issued the following statement on the defeat of the Amash amendment that would have defunded the NSA domestic spying program in the House of Representatives:

JULY 31, 2013

BOHEMIA, New York – Police would be unable to provide eyewitness descriptions of perpetrators under a proposed New York City law that seeks to limit profiling of suspects. "It's an overreach that would give criminals the edge and put innocent citizens at risk, all in the name of Political Correctness," according to Dan Weber, president of the Association of Mature American Citizens.

JULY 31, 2013

PHOENIX, AZ – According to Ken Bennett, Arizona’s Secretary of State, the total number of registered voters has risen by 2,302 to 3,227,819. While the state’s major political parties experienced a decrease, the number of voters not affiliated with any party, commonly known as independent voters, increased from 1,075,334 to 1,085,237.